Vladimir Novikov (gymnast)

Vladimir Anatolyevich Novikov (Russian: Владимир Анатольевич Новиков; born 4 August 1970 in Alma Ata, Kazakh SSR) is a retired Soviet gymnast. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a gold medal with the Soviet team. Individually his best result was sixth place on the parallel bars.[1] He won two more gold medals with the Soviet team at the world championships in 1987 and 1989.[2]

Vladimir Novikov
Personal information
Born (1970-08-04) 4 August 1970 (age 53)
Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportArtistic gymnastics
ClubDynamo Almaty
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team
World championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Rotterdam Team
Gold medal – first place 1989 Stuttgart Team

After retirement from competitions he coached gymnastics at the Woodward Gymnastics Camp in the United States, together with Vitaly Shcherbo.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Vladimir Novikov. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Новиков Владимир Анатольевич. Olympic Encyclopedia (2006)
  3. ^ Gerald Eskenazi (5 March 1993) GYMNASTICS; Gymnast's Tough Test: Helping Deliver Baby. The New York Times